Harriet Klausner's Review Archive
When the four close friends were in high school, they vowed to be married by thirty or suffer the pains of matchmaking from the other three. Of the foursome, Charli Rossi looks like she will never find a man as the high school instrumental music teacher knows she is shy and believes she is drab.
Charli goes out on a blind date with Wall St. hunk Grant Sterling that the ring trio approves as her perfect mate. It is obvious that they swim in two different ponds as the wealthy attorney shows the Brooklyn native another side of the city. Grant concludes that Charli would make the perfect wife for him. To make partnership, he needs a trophy spouse, but his preference in this marriage of convenience is a mousy shy-like Charli. As they become acquainted with one another, Charli takes Grant by storm and soon he loves her as much as she loves him, but he must convince her that he now wants one to one commitment.
I DO, BUT HERE'S THE CATCH, the second novel in Pamela Burford's "wedding Ring" quartet, is a warm humorous urban romance. Charli is a wonderful character whose transformation from ugly duckling to lovely swan can be categorized as impossible or caused by the love of a good man. The return of Charli's ring mates (see LOVE'S FUNNY THAT WAY) augments the prime story line with amusing gossip and advice. Fans will enjoy the first two tales and want to read Sunny and Amanda's stories coming in the next couple of months.